INDEX. 



545 



Sloping pavement, a, extends from 



the front of the ambulatory 319 



Sloth not favorable to paternity 437 



Slow consuming boiler employed to 



v?arm the stables 321 



Small animals are preferred for their 



working capability 433 



Btables do not generally kill be- 

 cause they are draughty 81 



Smallness of neck shows debility... 389 

 Snares which surround the groom... 330 



So-called "incapacitating vices" 263 



Society forces horse dealers to em- 

 ploy fiction 360 



the, for preventing cruelty to ani- 

 mals 476 



Soft palate, some of the uses of. 28 



Sole is removed by the shoeing smith 



and the veterinary surgeon 104 



made to bear some pressure 104 



Some English thorough-breds have 



Roman noses 394 



substitute should be found for a 



stud groom 335 



Southern end of the proposed stable. 319 

 Space, the, above the horses should 



be free to the rQof 332 



Spasmodic inhalation denotes defec- 

 tive respiration 399 



Special senses, the, should be noted 

 as testifying to the health of the 



body 398 



Speedy cut often causes a fall 121 



warrants instant rejection 423 



Spinal cord, the, is injured when 



"kidney dropping" occurs 269 



Spine, how the bones of are united.. 39 

 sinks and rises in the living horse 383 

 the, of a horse is delicately or- 

 ganized 265 



the base of the skeleton 38 



Spring bar and spring stirrup 510 



Squatting on the haunches is an un- 

 natural position in the horse.... 267 

 Stable implements are terrible weap- 

 ons 318 



pails are not suited to contain a 



horse's drink 314 



the, cannot be well managed by 



one pair of hands 339 



is relinquished to the servant 335 



the only one known to the ass 48 



new, will be thrice drained 301 



Stables are inadequate prisons for 



horses 219 



not proportioned to the horse's 



size 225 



opposed to the habits and instincts 



of horses 247 



. the last considered when houses 

 are planned 233 



Stables as built — are they the best 



possible? 252 



are paved with Dutch clinkers 249 



as they should be 297 



do not require a blaze of light — 22Q 

 in many families, are regarded as 



lumber lofts 220 



promote the decomposition of 



urine 249 



should be as clean as dairies 316 



Stablemen suffer most from present 



customs 226 



Stagnant misery is personified in the 



horse 243 



Stallions are generally too fat 431 



Standing in the manger 208 



while it sleeps 260 



Starvation is injurious before exer- 

 tion 471 



Starved, horses are, when confined 



in small stables 81 



Steeds are worn out serving more 



than one master...: 33^ 



Steel inserted at the to"e of the clip 



shoe 120 



Stewart's stable economy 234 



Stiff back reduces the horse's value. 278 



Stick, blood, depicted 90 



Stomach small and well situated 20 



Stout horn is required in the hoof of 



a horse 415 



Stranger, a, has entered the stable.. 204 

 Strange substances eaten in stables. 196 

 Straw figure should be placed on the 



colt's back 458 



worthless as food 177 



Striking a horse when passing 



through a door is dangerous.... 238 

 Strong feet are not necessarily liable 



to disease 414 



Submissive, the, are the abused 234 



Substance is absent in the present 



breed of horses 432 



Substances which do not nourish are 



not food 193 



Suburban grooms generally live in 



the house.... 328 



Suburbs, the, are often disturbed by 



the thud of a trotted cart 274 



Successful dealers are conceited 377 



Sudden agony makes horses kick 



when mounted 271 



Suffering experienced at three years 148 



Sulphur on oats, to detect 186 



Summered 474 



Summer's coat, advent of, is delayed 



by clipping .• 344 



Supposed places of the groom's resi- 

 dence during certain periods.... 329 



Supply of water, how arranged. 313 



Swerving is a mild form of shying.. 292 



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